Dell Studio 15, With & Without Graphite Pattern W/ Pics, and All Media Buttons On Glitch

Hey, just got my Studio's palm rest replaced today since the touchpad freaked out after I accidentally spilled water on it, thank God for complete warranty. However, the replacement palm rest seems to have the pattern on which came with my old Studio, the graphite pattern. Here are some before and after pics, and some pics showing what happens when the media panel does the all buttons stay lit glitch.

This an example of the later palm rests. However, I had this on my Studio before the palm rest change because I received a replacement which had the newer palm rest. So, this is the before picture.


This is a picture of after the palm rest change. These are the original palm rests, which have a shinier finish, seem to be more scratch resistant, and have the graphite pattern with a smoother touchpad.


Media panel glitch


I prefer the media panel this way though, since in the dark, it is almost impossible for the media panel to be seen unless you memorize it. Too bad it'll go away if I restart. Just thought people might wanna see the two different palm rests that are being circulated.

 

I got mine in august and it has the later palm wrest. I still dont know if i like it or not. It almost looks like its cracked.

 

Actually, the later palm rest is the one without the graphite "cracked" pattern. It's just that, I asked for the graphite one when they were replacing the palm rest. The texture of the touchpad feels much more smooth and less cheap than the newer one without the pattern. The older graphite one also seems to be more scratch resistant and it seems to have a shinier finish. I preferred this one before I had to get a replacement Studio, which didn't give me a choice. To each his own.